angeldelight
17-12-2007, 08:54 AM
Peppermint Stars
SO SO easy to make yet they taste divine. No, they aren’t a healthy choice but kids love helping to make these. They make great presents too.
450g (1lb) icing sugar
1 egg – white only
half a lemon
peppermint extract
green food colouring
Sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Separate the egg and add the white to the sugar. Mix well then add a little lemon juice and enough peppermint extract (a few drops) to give it the strength you like. Bring the mixture together to form a soft dough. If too dry, add a little more lemon juice. You can then split the dough into two pieces and colour one with a little green colouring if you wish.
Roll the dough out using extra icing sugar to stop it sticking. Cut out star shapes or other Christmas shapes and place on non stick baking parchment. Allow them to harden for a couple of hours. If you like, you can then pipe icing or chocolate over the stars to decorate
SO SO easy to make yet they taste divine. No, they aren’t a healthy choice but kids love helping to make these. They make great presents too.
450g (1lb) icing sugar
1 egg – white only
half a lemon
peppermint extract
green food colouring
Sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Separate the egg and add the white to the sugar. Mix well then add a little lemon juice and enough peppermint extract (a few drops) to give it the strength you like. Bring the mixture together to form a soft dough. If too dry, add a little more lemon juice. You can then split the dough into two pieces and colour one with a little green colouring if you wish.
Roll the dough out using extra icing sugar to stop it sticking. Cut out star shapes or other Christmas shapes and place on non stick baking parchment. Allow them to harden for a couple of hours. If you like, you can then pipe icing or chocolate over the stars to decorate